{"id":"snp3.1","title":"Going Forth","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp3.1","title":"Going Forth","units":[{"id":"snp3.1:0","sourceIds":["snp3.1:0.1","snp3.1:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 3.1\nPabbajjāsutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 3.1\nGoing Forth"}},{"id":"snp3.1:1","sourceIds":["snp3.1:1.1","snp3.1:1.2","snp3.1:1.3","snp3.1:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pabbajjaṁ kittayissāmi,\nyathā pabbaji cakkhumā;\nYathā vīmaṁsamāno so,\npabbajjaṁ samarocayi.","en":"“I shall extol going forth\nwith the example of the Clear-eyed One,\nthe course of inquiry that led to\nhis choice to go forth."}},{"id":"snp3.1:2","sourceIds":["snp3.1:2.1","snp3.1:2.2","snp3.1:2.3","snp3.1:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sambādhoyaṁ gharāvāso,\nrajassāyatanaṁ iti;\nAbbhokāsova pabbajjā,\niti disvāna pabbaji.","en":"‘This life at home is cramped,\na realm of dirt.’\n‘The life of one gone forth is like an open space.’\nSeeing this, he went forth."}},{"id":"snp3.1:3","sourceIds":["snp3.1:3.1","snp3.1:3.2","snp3.1:3.3","snp3.1:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pabbajitvāna kāyena,\npāpakammaṁ vivajjayi;\nVacīduccaritaṁ hitvā,\nājīvaṁ parisodhayi.","en":"Having gone forth, he shunned\nbad deeds of body.\nAnd leaving verbal misconduct behind,\nhe purified his livelihood."}},{"id":"snp3.1:4","sourceIds":["snp3.1:4.1","snp3.1:4.2","snp3.1:4.3","snp3.1:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Agamā rājagahaṁ buddho,\nmagadhānaṁ giribbajaṁ;\nPiṇḍāya abhihāresi,\nākiṇṇavaralakkhaṇo”.","en":"The Buddha went to Rājagaha,\nthe Mountainfold of the Magadhans.\nHe betook himself for alms,\nreplete with excellent marks."}},{"id":"snp3.1:5","sourceIds":["snp3.1:5.1","snp3.1:5.2","snp3.1:5.3","snp3.1:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tamaddasā bimbisāro,\npāsādasmiṁ patiṭṭhito;\nDisvā lakkhaṇasampannaṁ,\nimamatthaṁ abhāsatha.","en":"Bimbisāra saw him\nwhile standing atop his longhouse.\nNoticing that he was endowed with marks,\nhe said the following:"}},{"id":"snp3.1:6","sourceIds":["snp3.1:6.1","snp3.1:6.2","snp3.1:6.3","snp3.1:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Imaṁ bhonto nisāmetha,\nabhirūpo brahā suci;\nCaraṇena ca sampanno,\nyugamattañca pekkhati.","en":"‘Pay heed, sirs, to this one,\nhandsome, majestic, radiant;\naccomplished in deportment,\nhe looks just a plough’s length in front."}},{"id":"snp3.1:7","sourceIds":["snp3.1:7.1","snp3.1:7.2","snp3.1:7.3","snp3.1:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Okkhittacakkhu satimā,\nnāyaṁ nīcakulāmiva;\nRājadūtābhidhāvantu,\nkuhiṁ bhikkhu gamissati”.","en":"Eyes downcast, mindful,\nunlike one from a low family.\nLet the king’s messengers run out,\nand find where the mendicant will go.’"}},{"id":"snp3.1:8","sourceIds":["snp3.1:8.1","snp3.1:8.2","snp3.1:8.3","snp3.1:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Te pesitā rājadūtā,\npiṭṭhito anubandhisuṁ;\nKuhiṁ gamissati bhikkhu,\nkattha vāso bhavissati.","en":"The messengers sent out\nfollowed right behind, thinking\n‘Where will the mendicant go?\nWhere shall he find a place to stay?’"}},{"id":"snp3.1:9","sourceIds":["snp3.1:9.1","snp3.1:9.2","snp3.1:9.3","snp3.1:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sapadānaṁ caramāno,\nguttadvāro susaṁvuto;\nKhippaṁ pattaṁ apūresi,\nsampajāno paṭissato.","en":"Wandering indiscriminately for alms,\nsense doors guarded and well restrained,\naware and mindful,\nhis bowl was quickly filled."}},{"id":"snp3.1:10","sourceIds":["snp3.1:10.1","snp3.1:10.2","snp3.1:10.3","snp3.1:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Piṇḍacāraṁ caritvāna,\nNikkhamma nagarā muni;\nPaṇḍavaṁ abhihāresi,\nEttha vāso bhavissati.","en":"Having wandered for alms,\nthe sage left the city.\nHe betook himself to Mount Paṇḍava,\nthinking, ‘Here is the place I shall stay.’"}},{"id":"snp3.1:11","sourceIds":["snp3.1:11.1","snp3.1:11.2","snp3.1:11.3","snp3.1:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Disvāna vāsūpagataṁ,\nTayo dūtā upāvisuṁ;\nTesu ekova āgantvā,\nRājino paṭivedayi.","en":"Seeing that he had arrived at a place to stay,\nthe messengers withdrew nearby,\nbut one of them returned\nto inform the king."}},{"id":"snp3.1:12","sourceIds":["snp3.1:12.1","snp3.1:12.2","snp3.1:12.3","snp3.1:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Esa bhikkhu mahārāja,\nPaṇḍavassa puratthato;\nNisinno byagghusabhova,\nSīhova girigabbhare”.","en":"‘Great king, the mendicant\nis on the east flank of Mount Paṇḍava.\nThere he sits, like a tiger or a bull,\nlike a lion in a mountain cave.’"}},{"id":"snp3.1:13","sourceIds":["snp3.1:13.1","snp3.1:13.2","snp3.1:13.3","snp3.1:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutvāna dūtavacanaṁ,\nBhaddayānena khattiyo;\nTaramānarūpo niyyāsi,\nYena paṇḍavapabbato.","en":"Hearing the messenger’s report,\nthe aristocrat set out\nhurriedly in his fine chariot\ntoward Mount Paṇḍava."}},{"id":"snp3.1:14","sourceIds":["snp3.1:14.1","snp3.1:14.2","snp3.1:14.3","snp3.1:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sa yānabhūmiṁ yāyitvā,\nYānā oruyha khattiyo;\nPattiko upasaṅkamma,\nĀsajja naṁ upāvisi.","en":"He went as far as vehicles could go,\nthen dismounted from his chariot,\napproached on foot,\nand reaching him, drew near."}},{"id":"snp3.1:15","sourceIds":["snp3.1:15.1","snp3.1:15.2","snp3.1:15.3","snp3.1:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nisajja rājā sammodi,\nKathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ tato;\nKathaṁ so vītisāretvā,\nImamatthaṁ abhāsatha.","en":"Seated, the king greeted him\nand made polite conversation.\nWhen the courtesies were over,\nhe said the following:"}},{"id":"snp3.1:16","sourceIds":["snp3.1:16.1","snp3.1:16.2","snp3.1:16.3","snp3.1:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Yuvā ca daharo cāsi,\nPaṭhamuppattiko susu;\nVaṇṇārohena sampanno,\nJātimā viya khattiyo.","en":"‘You are young, just a youth,\na lad in the prime of life.\nYou are endowed with beauty and stature,\nlike an aristocrat of good birth"}},{"id":"snp3.1:17","sourceIds":["snp3.1:17.1","snp3.1:17.2","snp3.1:17.3","snp3.1:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sobhayanto anīkaggaṁ,\nNāgasaṅghapurakkhato;\nDadāmi bhoge bhuñjassu,\nJātiṁ akkhāhi pucchito”.","en":"in glory at the army’s head,\nsurrounded by a troop of elephants.\nI offer you pleasures—enjoy them!\nBut please tell me of your birth.’"}},{"id":"snp3.1:18","sourceIds":["snp3.1:18.1","snp3.1:18.2","snp3.1:18.3","snp3.1:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ujuṁ janapado rāja,\nHimavantassa passato;\nDhanaviriyena sampanno,\nKosalesu niketino.","en":"‘Up north, O King,\non the slopes of the Himalayas,\nfull of wealth and strength, lies the land\nof one whose abode is among the Kosalans."}},{"id":"snp3.1:19","sourceIds":["snp3.1:19.1","snp3.1:19.2","snp3.1:19.3","snp3.1:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ādiccā nāma gottena,\nSākiyā nāma jātiyā;\nTamhā kulā pabbajitomhi,\nNa kāme abhipatthayaṁ.","en":"Their clan is named for the Sun,\nthey are Sakyans by birth.\nI have gone forth from that family—\nI do not yearn for sensual pleasure."}},{"id":"snp3.1:20","sourceIds":["snp3.1:20.1","snp3.1:20.2","snp3.1:20.3","snp3.1:20.4","snp3.1:20.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kāmesvādīnavaṁ disvā,\nNekkhammaṁ daṭṭhu khemato;\nPadhānāya gamissāmi,\nEttha me rañjatī mano”ti.\nPabbajjāsuttaṁ paṭhamaṁ.","en":"Seeing the danger in sensual pleasures,\nseeing renunciation as sanctuary,\nI shall go on to strive;\nthat is where my mind delights.’”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp3.1/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}